No 2: 346 MSHA citations Coal

Was loading clean up car and rock fell on miner.

Substation on surface caught fire could not be extinguished. Internal comments of the substation were destroyed by fire.

EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING SPLICE IN BELT. EMPLOYEE #2 PASSED OVER A NAIL BOARD WHICH HIT EMPLOYEE #1 ON LEFT HAND, INDEX FINGER. EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK AND FINISHED SHIFT.

EE WAS LOWERING A RAILROAD JACK WHEN THE JACK FELL AND MASHED HIS LEFT RING FINGER, PINCHING IT.TWELVE STITCHES REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE WOUND.

EE WAS CRAWLING ON HANDS & KNEES WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK 18" X 8" X 1" FELL ON HIS HAND. THE HEIGHT WAS 48".

EE WAS SHOVELING LOOSE COAL WHEN HE BECAME WEAK FROM HEAT.

EE WAS LIFTING A 50 LB BAG OF ROCKDUST WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK ON THE RIGHT SIDE.

EE WAS INSTALLING RESIN GROUTED BOLT. HE BENT TO BOLT TO INSERT IN HOLE AND WHEN HE WAS PUSING BOLT WITH DRILL BOOM THE ROOF BOLT PLATE SMASH HIS LITTLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON EMPLYEE'S HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING COAL ONTO CONVEYOR BELT AND HURT HIS LOWER BACK.

EE RAISEDUP & HIT HARD HAT ON ROOF.

EE WAS GOING TO HANG A BLOCK CURTAIN AND OTHER EE WAS TURNING A 3 WHEELER BUGGY. THAT EE DIDN'T KNOW EE WAS IN THE ARE AND DIDN'T SEE HIM. WHEN HE BACKED THE 3 WHEELER UP, EE'S LEFT LEG WAS CA UGHT BETWEEN THE SCOOP AND THE 3 WHEELER.

INJURED COMPLAINS OF WATER ON THE KNEE

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A BOLT IN TOP & BOLT KICKE DOVER & HIT HIS WRIST.

EE WAS RIDING THE SCOOP IN, & THAE SCOOP HIT SOMETHING IN THE ROAD WAY [ROUGH PLACE IN ROADWAY]. WHEN THE SCOOP BOUNCED BACK DOWN, HIS BACK STARTED HURTING HIM.

EE WAS OPERATING BRIDGE CARRIER. DRAW ROCK FELL & HIT EE ON BACK.

THE HEAD OF THE ROOF BOLTER CAME DOWN ON TOP OF INJUREED KNEE PAD. EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING AGAINST RIB. THE HEA DCAME DOWN FASTER THEN EXPECTED.

EE WAS REMOVING LIP OFF FROM CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN HIS LOWER BACK BEGAN TO HURT. HE CONTINUED TO WORK AT HIS REGULAR JOB UNTIL 11-6-96. HE WAS COMPLAINING OF PAIN AND WENT TO DR. WHO TOLD HIM TO TAKE 2 WKS. OFF.

EE WAS STACKING CRIB BLOCKS UNDER HEAD OF CONT MINER WHEN ANOTHER EE THREW A CRIB BLOCK TO HIM WHILE HE WAS REACHING FOR ANOTHER BLOCK AND HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE 2 CRIB BLOCKS CAUSIN G A LACERATION TO HIS R LITTLE FINGER REQUIRING 15 STITCHES

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD CAUSING THE MUSCLES IN HIS NECK TO BE STRAINED.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING MINER WHEN HE RACHED DOWN TO GET THE CABLE BESIDE THE DECK. HE TURNED THE MINER SUDDENLY CAUSING IT TO CATCH HIS THUMB UNDER THE DECK WHICH RESULTED IN A LACERATION TO H IS THUMB.

EMP WAS WORKING ON ROOF BOLTER. PLACED HAND ON BOOM OF BOLTER HEAD WHILE WORKING THE UP/DOWN LEVER CHECKING FOR LEAKS. AS BOOM CAME DOWN IT CAUGHT HIS FINGERS BETWEEN IT AND THE FRAME, BREAKIN G THE RING FINGER AND CUTTING THE END.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CONTINUOUS MINER, WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD AND NECK.

EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN DOING A VARIETY O DIFFERENT THINGS THROUGH OUT THE SHIFT IINCLUDING OPERATIGN EQUIPMENT, INSTALLING BELT AND STRUCTURE ETC. WHEN HE NOTICE A BULGE IN HIS STOMACH. HE CONTN UED TO WORK UNTL 5-22-96. AT WHICH TIME HE HAD SURGERY FOR A HERNIA.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS USING A WATER HOSE TO WET THE HAUL ROAD AND HIS BACK BEGAN TO HURT. FINISHED THE DAY AND WENT HOME, STATED HIS BACK PAIN GOT WORSE SO HE WENT TO DR. DR STATED THAT IT COULD BE A REOCCURRENCE OF A NON WORK RELATEDINJURY. DID NOT INFORM US UNTIL 4-3-96. WE ARE REPORTING THIS INJURY DUE TO THE QUESTION IF WORKRELATED.

EE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP, CLEANING THE FACE, WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD. HE WENT TO THE DR., WHO SAID HE HAD A SPRAIN IN HIS NECK AND WANTS HI M TO GO TO THERAPY FRO 3 WKS. BEFORE RETURNING TO WORK.

EE WAS WORKING IN THE SHOP, WHILE MOVING A MACHINE PART ACROSS THE FLOOR, THE HOIST CHAIN KNOCKES A SLEDGE HAMMER OFF FROM THE WORK BENCH AND IT HIT HIM ON THE FOOT. HE WAITED UNTIL 10-11-95 A ND WENT TO DR. IT WAS X-RAYED AND FOUND IT HAD BEEN FRACTURED. IT WAS NOT IMMOBILIZED AND HE REPTURNED TO WORKED WITH NO LOST TIME.

EE WAS BUILDING A BRATTICE, HE WAS ON HIS KNEES AND TURNED AROUND AND PICK UP BLOCK WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING ROOF WHEN HE WAS STRAIGHTEN OUT ROOF BOLT THE BOLT TWISTED IN HOLE & HE SLIPPED CAUSING A PAIN IN LOWER BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HIS HAT WAS KNOCKED OFF HIS HEAD WHEN IT HIT A LOW BROW HIS LIGHT CORD WAS IN FRONT OF HIS SHOULDER WHEN HIS HAT GOT CAUGHT HIS LIGHT CORD PULLED HIM A ROUND & OUT OF HIS SEAT IN BETWEEN THE RIB & SHUTTLE CAR

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO SET BITS IN MINER WHEN HE GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN MINER BIT AND CORE BREAKER.HE WENT TO ER AND RECEIVED 3 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO ROLL BELT, WHEN HE LIFTED THE ROLL, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATED THE MINER WATER LINE CAUGHT A TIMBER AND KNOCK IT OVER WHICH STRUCK HIM ON THEBACK. EMPLOYER WAS NOT NOTIFIED UNTIL 5 DAYS LATER, THEN BY DR. OFFICE.

10963K FALL OCCURRED IN #5 HEADING OF SECTION 001 BETWEEN FRIDAY EVENING & MONDAY MORNING THIS FALL WAS FOUND WHEN PRESHIFT WAS MADE APPROX 30IN FELL IN LAYERS SINCE THEN 2 DAY LATER ADDITIONA 30318ERS HAVE FALLEN THIS AREA HAS BEEN CRIBBED OFF & HEADING STOPPED THIS HEADING WILL BE PICKUP ON NEXT LINE OF CROSSCUTS